P&O Australia's newest member Pacific Adventure is ready to hit the water

Revealed: the real reason Pacific Adventure was banned from NZ

The real reason Pacific Adventure was turned away from New Zealand was it had three mussels on its hull

Cunard in Port Melbourne

Passengers likely to pay for port fee hikes that drove Melbourne mutiny

Cruise lines sailing out of the Port of Melbourne, which last week drove Cunard and Princess ships to halt port stops, are considering how to cope with the rises.

Norwegian Viva launches

Norwegian Cruise Line launches Viva with Latin pop star

Norwegian Cruise Lines this week, christened Norwegian Viva where 1500 guests attended the ceremony at PortMiami.

Quantum passengers stranded

Overbooked Quantum leaves passengers stranded at quayside

Quantum of the Seas passengers were left stranded portside in Brisbane after being denied a cabin after their eight-night South Pacific cruise was overbooked.

Ambience World Cruise

Ambassador announces new legs for World Cruise

Ambassador Cruise Line has launched all-new sectors on their upcoming 2024 Grand Round the World Cruise.

NCL's Norwegian Spirit

Ultimate Guide: Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is all set for its summer season down under with Norwegian Spirit offering a series of seven 12-day itineraries from December 2023 until March 2024. 

Princess and Cunard will no longer call in Melbourne

Princess and Cunard to stop calls to Melbourne

Princess and Cunard will stop calls to Melbourne in protest of an “unreasonable” hike in charges.

Icon of the seas.

World’s biggest cruise ship Icon of the Seas sails into a new era

After just under three years of building, Icon of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, has been handed over to Royal Caribbean and launched.

Francois Lefebvre Ponant, Maldives

Sailing yacht Le Ponant offers 29 new voyages for 2024-25

Luxury expedition line Ponant has unveiled its 2024-25 sailing season for the Relais & Chateaux, three-mast sailing yacht, Le Ponant taking well-heeled guests to exquisite destinations in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Cape Verde.

Queen Elizabeth homeports Fremantle

Queen Elizabeth homeports in Fremantle

Fremantle has welcomed luxury cruise liner Queen Elizabeth into port, signalling the start of Cunard’s Australia and New Zealand homeport season.

Peak body calls for big ship ban and daily berthing limits in Tasmania

Tassie port arrivals to top 300,000 

Tasmanian authorities could reach their target of 300,000 passengers and crew visiting the Apple Isle this season.

Virgin Voyages arrives in Darwin

Virgin Voyages’ arrives in Darwin ahead of her inaugural season

Resilient Lady - the third ship from Virgin Voyages, has officially arrived in Australian waters as part of her first season Down Under.

Pacific Adventure ship

Wedding ruined and holidays shattered – lessons from Pacific Adventure’s New Zealand debacle

Angry passengers are demanding full refunds after the Pacific Adventure failed to sail to New Zealand when storms stopped hull cleaning

life at sea

Aussies hit by world cruise fail ask: Was it a pipe dream?

Residential world cruise concepts are foundering after cost overruns, investor withdrawal and a lack of ships.

medical marijuana gummies

Banned for life over a gummie – the things you can’t bring on a cruise

Medicinal marijuana gummies are among the banned items on board a cruise ship but you can bring along your metal detector.

Women sitting on cruise ship balcony laughing

Readers’ Choice Awards 2023

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] Welcome to another great year for the Cruise & Travel Readers’ Choice Awards. And a big thank you to the 4000 readers who ...